Oklahoma City Thunder forward Jalen Williams (8) drives past Denver Nuggets forward Michael Porter Jr. (1) in the first half of an NBA preseason basketball game on Oct. 15, 2024, in Denver. The Nuggets play host to the Thunder Thursday. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Denver Nuggets

Denver; Thursday, 10 p.m. EDT

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Nuggets -2.5; over/under is 225.5

BOTTOM LINE: The Denver Nuggets host the Oklahoma City Thunder in the season opener.

Denver finished 57-25 overall, 10-6 in Northwest Division play and 33-8 at home a season ago. The Nuggets averaged 114.9 points per game while allowing opponents to score 109.6 last season.

Oklahoma City finished 57-25 overall and 36-16 in Western Conference action during the 2023-24 season. The Thunder averaged 120.1 points per game while allowing opponents to score 112.7 last season.

INJURIES: Nuggets: DaRon Holmes II: out for season (achilles), Peyton Watson: out (hamstring).

Thunder: Isaiah Hartenstein: out (hand), Jaylin Williams: day to day (hamstring), Nikola Topic: out for season (acl), Jalen Williams: day to day (ankle).

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar